Seattle Emergency Hubs

GMRS radio network check in
2023-01-02 20:00 - 20:15, 2023-01-08 20:00 - 20:15, 2023-01-09 20:00 - 20:15, 2023-01-16 20:00 - 20:15, 2023-01-23 20:00 - 20:15, 2023-01-30 20:00 - 20:15, 2023-02-06 20:00 - 20:15, 2023-02-13 20:00 - 20:15 (America/Vancouver) and 17 more dates | On the Air, Seattle, WA, United States
1st Monday of the month – Channel 1 repeater
2nd Monday of the month – Channel 2 repeater
3rd Monday of the month – Channel 4 repeater
4th Monday of the month – Channel 6 repeater
5th Monday of the month – no test

This is a weekly on-air talk around to test our radios and antennas. There will not be a formal net, please come up on the weekly designated channel and connect with other GMRS hub radio operators. Share announcements, compare radios signal strength, meet new operators; this is to encourage participation and ensure our equipment is always in working order.

GMRS Radio Clinic
2023-02-25 13:00 - 16:00 | University Branch Library, 5009 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
For all Hub Captains, Hub volunteers and interested radio partners. This clinic will cover the basics of our GMRS radio system, introduce the new ACS ICS 217 channel list and there will be help there to get your GMRS radio reprogrammed to the updated channel lists.
Time window is an estimate, more details coming soon.

Capitol Hill Ham Huddle
2023-02-28 19:30 - 20:30 | Seventh Day Adventist Church Volunteer Park, 1300 E Aloha St, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
An open invitation for all ham radio operators on Capitol Hill to meet and learn about Auxiliary Communication Services and Capitol Hill’s two emergency communication hubs and their plans for radio communications after a disaster.
Hosted by the North Capitol Hill Hub at their location at Seventh Day Adventist Church, 13th Ave E and E Aloha, Capitol Hill. Enter through north door by parking lot.
RSVP: ncaphillhub@gmail.com, preferably by Feb 17.

GMRS Radio Clinic
2023-03-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Avenue South, WA, 98144, United States

"I Am Safe" Welfare Messages Exercise
2023-03-18 10:30 - 12:30 | Salvation Army West Seattle/White Center, 9050 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98106, United States
Training and Tabletop Exercise – “I Am Safe” Welfare Messages using Winlink
The purpose of this low-key, hands-on exercise is to send “I Am Safe” welfare messages. It is a new paper to radio to “loved one” process that needs a final, at scale test.
We need multiple radio operators to run a final proof-of-concept exercise to pass “I Am Safe” Welfare messages using Winlink. We will be passing message traffic locally and to the east coast. You will be given on-the-job training to test if the processes are quickly executable in times of disaster.
2 options for radio operators:

Bring your portable Winlink station with UHF/VHF capability. Elmers will be available for Winlink assist, but this is not Winlink basic training.

Use one of our 3 Winlink stations to pass traffic.

Attendees will learn about the process and can also create messages to be sent, no radio experience is for that. Everyone is welcome!

GMRS Radio Practice for Victory Heights - POSTPONED!
2023-04-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Victory Heights Park, 1737 NE 106th St, Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
The goal is to identify areas of poor radio reception around the Victory Heights Hub. Participants will be sent out to pre-identifed spots with instructions to contact the Hub.
This event has been POSTPONED. Stay tuned for the new date…
